Women's Tennis Cruises Past UNC Greensboro, 6-1

Greensboro, N.C. --- The ECU Women's tennis team won its third-straight match on Friday afternoon, defeating UNC Greensboro 6-1 on the road.

ECU's duo of Hsia Ho Chiao and Nastja Rettich got the team off to a quick start, knocking off the Spartans No. 3 doubles team 6-3. The Pirates would secure two of three doubles matches that completed.

The Pirates then took five of the six singles matches. No. 52 Celia Ruiz made quick work in her singles match, defeating Alice Taylor 6-0, 6-1. ECU would then win five consecutive matches in singles play to secure the team's second road win in a row.

Records
ECU (3-1), UNC Greensboro (0-2)

Coach's Quote
"I felt that we played hard throughout our lineup today, and although we still need to improve in some areas, this was a better match for our team. UNCG is a solid program, so this is a match that we can build on." – ECU Head Coach Tom Morris

Results:

Singles

No. 52 Celia Ruiz (ECU) def. Alice Taylor (UNCG) 6-0, 6-1
Lisa Hofbauer (ECU) def. Nancy Bridges (UNCG) 6-4, 6-1
Alisa Diercksen (ECU) def. Blaine Boaz (UNCG) 6-4, 6-1
Nastja Rettich (ECU) def. Corinne Blythe (UNCG) 6-4, 6-1
Hsia Ho Chiao (ECU) def. Sophia Adams (UNCG) 6-3, 1-6, 10-6
Sarah Sarjoo (ECU) def. by. Brianna Gomez (UNCG) 6-4, 6-1

Doubles

Lisa Hofbauer/Celia Ruiz (ECU) def. Bridges/Boaz (UNCG) 6-2
Alisa Diercksen/Maria Gomez (ECU) def. by Taylor/Blythe (UNCG) 6-2
Hsia Ho Chiao/Nastja Rettich (ECU) def. Ory/Adams (UNCG) 6-3
Sarah Sarjoo/Annija Veinsteina (ECU) def. Cross/Gomez (UNCG) DNF 5-5

Up Next
ECU will stay on the road for the third consecutive match, heading to Raleigh on Thursday at N.C. State at 6 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Alisa Diercksen

Lisa Hofbauer

Nastja Rettich

Celia Ruiz

Sarah Sarjoo

Annija Veinsteina

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